Emoticons (song)

"Emoticons"
Single by The Wombats
from the album Glitterbug
Released	28 September 2015
Recorded	2014
Genre	Indie pop, psychedelic pop, synthpop, disco
Length	4:19
Label	14th Floor Records Bright Antenna
Songwriter(s)	Matthew Murphy Dan Haggis Tord Øverland Knudsen
Producer(s)	Murphy Haggis Knudsen Mark Crew
The Wombats singles chronology
"Be Your Shadow" (2015) "Emoticons" (2015) "Lemon to a Knife Fight" (2017)

"Emoticons" is a song by English indie rock band The Wombats. It was the fifth single to be released from their third album Glitterbug. Unlike previous Glitterbug singles, the music video for "Emoticons" heavily features the band themselves, performing at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney.

Track listing

Digital download^[1]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Emoticons"	4:19

Critical reception

IndieLondon gave the song four out of five stars, and named it single of the week. They said it "captures The Wombats' innate ability to contrast uplifting sounds with darker lyrical themes" and is "arguably the best release yet from the band's current album".^[2]

References

1. "iTunes - Music - Glitterbug (Deluxe Edition) - The Wombats". iTunes (UK). 7 April 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
2. "IndieLondon: Music - Singles of the week - Friday, January 27, 2017 - Your London Reviews". Archived from the original on 2017-02-12. Retrieved 2015-10-11.